PRINT Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈprint

Definition of print

as in impression

a perceptible trace left by pressure one telltale sign that I had been napping was the print left by the chenille bedspread on my cheek

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as in photo

a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera we now get our prints developed online

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verb

as in to publish

to produce and release for distribution in printed form the newspaper's motto remains "All the News That's Fit to Print"

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Recent Examples of print

Noun

The quiet mood is offset by vibrant artwork in every room, an eclectic mix of ceramics, paintings, and prints from the Khoury family’s own collection. — Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026 Through paintings, prints, and installations, Endaya’s work examines the social struggles in her native Philippines, from gender and labor inequality to migration and globalization, to name a few. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Verb

Scientists at the University of Hong Kong have developed a potential recipe for 3D-printing houses on Mars using ground-up Martian rock, gelatin, and yeast, with the latter two ingredients coming from Earth. — New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026 The images have been printed onto bootleg T-shirts and circulate endlessly on the internet. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for print

Recent Examples of Synonyms for print

Noun

An extensive cemetery added to the impression of a flourishing urban center, as did what might have been part of a brewing complex found through selective excavations.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Your audience may form an impression of your organization without ever visiting your home page.

— Jessica Wong, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of impression

Verb

The grim findings come from a survey of 524 disability care providers published Wednesday by ANCOR, an advocacy group for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

— STAT, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
An art book highlighting her career, fashion and artistic collaborations, Ongoing was published under Rizzoli International Publications.

— Mariel Turner, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of publish

Noun

According to Polymarket’s own newsy reconstruction in its magazine-like imprint The Oracle, more than $21 million eventually traded in that one market, while Biden’s withdrawal produced the platform’s highest-volume day to that point.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Richard Kelly’s 2001 film, a box-office failure at the time, was fast-tracked to cult status thanks to rentals and revival screenings, leaving an indelible imprint on impressionable teen viewers.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of imprint

Noun

Constantin Brâncuși’s marble-and-limestone sculpture L’oiseau (1923/1947), for example, commands the space, while Wolfgang Tillmans’s 2022 photograph tree filling window imitates an open window in a closed space.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
The gathering grew into an annual event where mothers brought daughters, children walked the runway and participants received professional photographs at no charge.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of photograph

Noun

And drug literature can be a hard sell for some, especially if the reader feels anxious about their own coolness, and develops a sort of you-won’t-impress-me-so-there carapace in advance as a form of self-protection.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
Three sides of the ground impress, the two biggest especially.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 21 May 2026

Definition of impress

Noun

The company’s entree was Sydney Sweeney’s boxing pic Christy, of which there were high hopes, but the movie only punched its way to $2M domestic.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
Of course, Neon has also had an impressive run with Oscar-nominated and winning pics like Sean Baker’s Anora and Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of pic

Noun

One significant piece of evidence came from ultraviolet examination, which detected the remains of the artist’s studio stamp.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Along with Max, Erica advocated for a charity stamp to benefit vanishing species and has been vocal about LGBTQ+ visibility at baseball games.

— Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of stamp

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